Hi everyone,
I love this forum.

Anyway I need some advice. I was a biochem/molec bio major undergrad and I did quite well on my MCAT.

A friend of mine is a vascular surgeon and he makes quite a bit of money. I love what he does, but it will take many years (4 years med school, 5 yrs min residency).

I'll will admit I am lazy.

Should I even go to med school? I was thinking about nursing school

I know nurses now make as much as general practitioner and i wont have to spend as much time in school.


But, all my lawyer doctor friends tell me if I've come this far why not just got be a MD. They say....40 years down the line do you want to be known as a nurse or a doctor?

what do u think?

If, as a guy, I go to nursing school am I selling myself short?

Another thing is I've been with my friend at this hospital...and its sad to see how the nurses are the little bitches of the MDs


I dont know

It depends how broad you want your scope of practice to be/what kind of responsibility you want to have/what kind of role you want to have in patient care.



edit: wait, you're clearly an alt. SHIT.

Scrubs?

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Do a lot of nurses go on to become doctors at some point in their lives Jenny?

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It depends how broad you want your scope of practice to be/what kind of responsibility you want to have/what kind of role you want to have in patient care.

Good point. But I have a good GPA/MCAT


Do i really want to be a nurse? Thats the question


But I kind of fear med school and all the hard work

My stupid doctor friends keep saying...being a nurse is liek a step down

But I dont think so

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Do a lot of nurses go on to become doctors at some point in their lives Jenny?

Nurses these days actually make quite a bit of money they make more than pediatricians...general practitioners

But in response to your question most nurses just couldn't handle the rigors of medical school and residency
I mean come on nurse...vs a DOCTOR

but i dont care i want money quick

I dunno. Honestly they're two different jobs. I'm pretty sure most nurses get into the profession because of the whole bedside aspect...the intimate involvement in people's lives, the relationships they form, etc.


And it's archaic to think what goes on in hospitals, any care setting, is an issue of nurses vs. doctors. Everything has moved to an interdisciplinary approach, involving doctors, nurses, OTs, PTs, nutritionists, social workers, etc., etc. No ONE person makes decisions about patient care, and no ONE person is ultimately in charge.

Doctors don't do fuck all in terms of coming up with care plans or determining patient interventions. They aren't even there at the bedside doing anything. Nurses do all that shit. Doctors come around once or twice a week and make decisions based on what nurses tell them. Without nurses...without the WHOLE care team...doctors would be fucked.

My question was more along the lines of, do some nurses use their hospital experience to their advantage by going back to school and pwning all those kids who have 0 hands on experience prior to their residencies.

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Originally posted by Alex My question was more along the lines of, do some nurses use their hospital experience to their advantage by going back to school and pwning all those kids who have 0 hands on experience prior to their residencies.

I wouldn't doubt it. It doesn't take a nurse as long to get through med school, I know that much.

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Originally posted by DoucheBagMalloy A friend of mine is a vascular surgeon and he makes quite a bit of money. I love what he does, but it will take many years (4 years med school, 5 yrs min residency).

Kiddin me? Where the fuck do you live?

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Doctors don't do fuck all in terms of coming up with care plans or determining patient interventions. They aren't even there at the bedside doing anything. Nurses do all that shit. Doctors come around once or twice a week and make decisions based on what nurses tell them. Without nurses...without the WHOLE care team...doctors would be fucked.

Educated people think, they don't do manual labor.